Coin-controlled vending machine



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Filed Maron 16, 1925` 4 SheebS-Shet 4 yii) Patented May 31, 1927.

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DAVID LAZAR, or LONG rsLANn CITY, NEW YORK, AND HAREN AQDREW, oF WESTNEW YORK, NEW JERSEY; SAID DREW issie-Non To sain LAZAE.

' COIN-CON'rEoLLEn vENnrNey MACHINE.

Application fue@ March 1e,

piece being designed to t over oneorgthe desired number ofunited units,the cover piece being' further provided with'a coin controlled mechanismor mechanisms and e.

manifold coin conducting' chute through which all coins are collectedand `guided to a collection chamber. at the bottom oi the vendingmachine. v

The object o our invention is to provide a coincontrolledvending'n'iachine of novel, simple.v and eiiicientconstruction, havingv provision, first, whereby any nuinberof individualunits or'containers may he runited together to forni a vendingstrnctureof an?.7

deffired dimension; secondly, wherebyv an;7

number of united unitsiii'iav .be provided with a single front cover4piece havin'ga door for each container through which the articles to beven ded may be discharged; thirdly. whereby the cover piece may befurther provided with individual coin #controlled door check releasingmechanism for eacl door; and tourthly, whereby the coins subsequent tobeing insertedin the door check lreleasingry inechanisin may becollected and conducted through a single inaniitold chute to a cornreceptacle.

In the 'accompanying drawing which illustratively exemplifies oneembodiment of om' invention. Figure l is apcrspective viewV ot one unitoit our iingiirovided vending Inachine: Fin'. 2 is a longitudinalsectionall view through the'cover piece and' adjacent Aportion of -asingle unit, thev view being' taken on line'v'Q-Q of lig.` 3'; Fig; Slisa rear elevational View the cover piece 'of F l: Figi'. et longitudinal'sectionthrough a series ot united nnitsgFigQ15` is perspective view or"the coin controlled door check 'releasing' parts; and Fig. G vis aVperspective view'otthe ineansfeniployed to'attach one venit to another;and Figi?? is a perspective f vier: of thecoin projeetorjand portion ofthe coin clinteadjacent thereto. j 1

8. is a side Velevational view ot a niodiiied construction for attachingone unit to another andV to suitablersupporting ,and backing members;vFig. Q'isa plan view of la 192.3. serial' No. 1625;659.

unit showing the cover piece removed; Fig. i

l() a rear. elevational view of the upperinost unit of a series ofvending :machines and showingthe ineans carried lovthe units vforengaging an adjacent wall to support the machines; lFigi'. ll-.is aperspective view the doorreleasingbar and a device actuated` thereby forclosing the coin yslot subsequentlyito the contents oithelniachine hav#ing heen discharged.v i

Y ,Referring` to the ldrawings andrparticularlv to Figures'l, 2 and3,'10 denotes arectop and sides. open bottoni and rear lend wall. rTheVfront end of the' casing 1s 'open vto receive acover piece 11 whichcomprises esV ic-angular casing or container liavingiclosed a irontpanel 12 'and'continnous'ffupright` wall 13 adapted lto tit over reducedflange. lfi at thefront end of lthe casing' 10Q` The casing `l() isadapted toforina compartment 15 in whieh the Varticle to be -vendedisfdisi lposed andv the walls of this compartment project forward tomeet-the uprightwalls r16 about' an opening 17 inthjefcover piece` ll.The opening 17 serves to*V provide vmeans j through which articles niavbe placedwithin and discharged `from the 'compartment 15.

This .openinglf Yis closed leva hingedl door i 18 having a.traine'.portion'f11:9 composed., oi L shaped stock,l the lateralflangeoffwhich nient lfoithe opening itself. "The'other lflange Yof the framel19 supports a glasspanel 20 through which lthejcontents of'theconipart-nient may be observed `l`tronr the front'fof thevending'.inachinef" Vis adapted to fit closely tothe `lwallsor'case lTheV coin controlledY do'orcheck'releasing' mechanisinis `mounted onfthefront cover piece 11 andcoinprisesacoin slot21icut 1n `thetront plateat1 one sideofthe 'openingv l? onv a place .substantiallyjlevelfwiththe` upper elevation ot the'openingr j Securedto.v

the rear tace of the front panel Vl2 .andlead-f- Ming 'gironi the slot.21 on Va curve inwardly n 1 'therefrom is a coin guide chute 2 2,theiower my projection of .thejchtite being directed ,down-'5" wardlyand parallelv tofthe vfront panely 12'- v 'and spaced away` from thelatterja rdistant'zek 1 equal tothe height ot thewall, or easement 16.`Adjacent the lower end'ofthe chute 22 'throiigh which the coinprojecting"l inech'a the latterV is provided with. an opening .'23

stricted to closely embrace opposite mar-v ginal faces of the ,coindisposed therein.Y

:As shown in Figures 1, and the coin A after beinginserted in the slot21 travels downwardly throughthe chute 22, and ad-V jacent the lower endthereof further travel.

Uof the coin is prevented `by the latterbeing .brought into contact witha pair ot stop rollers 24 and 25, both otwhich are disposed in cut outYplaces at the oppositeedges ot the chute. iXedpin 'projecting inwardlyfrointhe iii-' ner face ot the panel- 12 and between the outside edge ofthe chute and the longitudinal wallV 13 ot thecover piecej11..lhe otherroller A25 is mountedion one endet' a slide bolt bar 26 which isslidably inountedbeneath the bottom'lange ot the wall 16 and guided insuitable guide members 27.v 'The far end'of theV boltbarf26 extends toythe outer tace ot thexopposite vertical member of the wall 16 and isprovided with an angurlar end portion 28 projectinga shortVV disfheldin'retracted position by a spring actuc ,suA

tance up theside of the walllG. The e ktreme end of the angularportion`28 Ycarries a bolt29 .disposed parallel tothe bar 26 andprojects towards the opposite end ot thelat ter, the boltV 29 beingslidable. in valigned '-openings() in the wall 16 and 31 in the adjacentwall ot the door trame 19.V The bolt 29 is yieldably held extended bymeans ot a V flat spring-32 engagedat one end'tojtlie VVwalllandfth'eother. end thereot being adapted to yielda'bly engage the bolt rodfangu'lanportion 28. 'Where a coin'is forced past'the rollers 24 and`25the bolt rod 28 is projectedto retract the bolt 29, lthe rod is ateddetent` 33 disposed below' the rod and adapted to engagel against vtheshoulder ot a notchfin thezunder surface ot the rod 26. r.Fhe'no'tch84is Vprovided with a straight up# right wallforming the said shoulderandan y inclined top4 r wall directed y'downwardly vrin the'directifcn';otV theinovement ofV the rod to `proje'ctthe bolt`29. yley actuatedinechavnism 35the details of which are not showin @iis 'disposed on thepanelf12 and provided lwith/atumblerwhichis adapted'tobemoved 5U,`

so vasjto engage'with the detent 33 to release .1 fit from engagementwith the shoulder of the notch34-j.V .Wy :5' i Themechanism'lfor'projecting the coin in `thechute 22 i isdispos'ed.'between the latterv.and th'e inner taceot the panel 12 'and coinnprisesu a finger'jbuttonvtlmounted on the A ftontltace oit the 'panel .belowfthe coinslot Theroller 24 is mountedon av lThe slide plate 39 carries a shapedmem I` ber40,V the tree ends ot the parallel arms thereof being' movable through`a plane closely adjacent and parallel to lthe under surface vot" thechute 22. The slide plate 39' is normally and yieldably heldY sothatythe button 36 is disposed at the upperelevation of the slot '88, bya coiled spring` 41, shown in c Fig. 2. Pivot-ally mountedat the upperend of the U sl'iaped member 40 and betweenthe parallel walls thereof is'a coin trigger .V42 comprising a U- shaped element fitting looselybetween the parallel upright-s of the other U member 40 and provided.atits lower end with outwardly curved edges 43 tei niinating jinprojecting toe portions lVhen the slide 39 is retracted the tee porctions 44 are vdisposed beneath thewall ofy the .chute 22, see Figures 2and 7, and at a pointcoincidingwith the upper edge ol:l the slot oropening23, sothat as the coin pro-V jecting trigger 42 is depressed thecurved edges 43 will ride againsttheupper Vedge of the opening 23 andpermit the toes 44am c enter lthe coin path under tension oi a spring 45disposed between the U memberandtlre trigger. It willbeapparent that theaction ot the toes '44 will beidirecte'dagainst-fthe Vperiphery of thecoin A and at points there# on disposedrabovethe rollers 24 and 25.upoiiwhich theV 'coin is supported betere being projected toretractthe bolt.f

nism described in the preceding paragraphs is identical for each unit,ybut it vmore than one unit is used Yand the dimensions Voi'i'nthe coverplate are iiicreased'to cover a 'plurality It. is to be understoodthat'tlie Vmecha` of united units, as clearly illustratedin`v Fig.'4.the cover is provided with aimantyfoldl coin 'collectinoland. duidechiite 46. te #a l Y Phe guide chute'4b is composed oit` rie usualv'channel stock'having theoverlying' tianges' to prevent thefcoiiis trom'falling` ont'wheii Yheld in upright positicii, and exteifidiiig; theventireheight ot the cover piece 11g 1 It' is' further disposed overandparallelto the..

coin chutes 22; and on a plane/coinciding with the loweror dischargeendot each chute A22 the backwall-of the chute 46 is" e l c h ii.; c tialdistance down fbothfrearlcorners so as KVVto j u'ermitftherearwallthusacutfto bebent cut ,transversely thereof and to a substan-.trontwardly, i. e. toward the front panel'12,

Vto a point where'thelip ofthe tonguavdesignated 4'?, underliesthedischarge endet thcfy chute 22.` Therefore, c oinsiibsequent'to ,c

being ejected jfromthe V"chute v22will drop'V Y until it engagesthetenguel-T and is'guided inwardly into the chute46.:` At the bottoni Y ordischarge endfo't tire chiite 4 6 the coins thus collected may bedeposited`r into a drawer orotlier suitablereceptacle:showndiagrammaticallyini-Fig. 4.' Y Y le l, jln'Fig. 6;,we have disclosedai'iroposedv y isoi means of: uniting tli e iinits toitorm a veiid` n so.ing machine'having av plurality of rvunits. The top wall of a unitprovides the bottom for a compartment 15 and the said top Wall' tons,'51 -are seated against the ends lof the slots 50. They cover plate isthen attached and locked in position bv means of key conf trolled locks53, the details ot which are not shown. because any suitable tvpej-ma)The used, the bolts of the locks 53 beingr adapted to engagemembersdisposed on the Walls oltthecasings 10. It `will be noted that after anumber fot casinos V10 Ahave lbeen assembled and the, front plate 1.11-`attached that the casings themselves will not be capable ot furtherrelative movement in which case it 'will not be possible to disengafeone casing vfrom another. v i

Referringtofligures V8 to 10 inclusive, the construction ot each unit10a is identical sol as to enable anvnuniber of thefsaine to be combinedto form a complete vending niachine.v In; this form of the inventionthclemit-ailier for the article to Ybe veiided is designed as an integralpart of the 'front cover member. The coin actuating mechanisniwill beidentical with thatshoivn in VFigure 1 "and is not shown in connectionVwith Figures Sand 9 for the Ysake of simplicitv'in the drawings.

The unit v10? comprises afinetal container or compartment 15' integralWith a 'front box Y shaped member. 11a; and projecting .rearivardlvthereof.V `The member 11n is vgreater 1in. cross sectionthan'the'con't-ainer 15a`vafnd Ais constructed of sheet 'metalA having arear Y marginal Wall 11",'side` top and bottom Walls l11p(C yand alfront Wall 1ld having' a 'centi-ally disposed oi'ieiiing ,17a toreceive a door 19a.

The construction ofthe `door and the means for operating the saine aresimilar to those previouslydescribed.` The side ivalls v11Careprovided'von one sideoffthe contaii'ierwvith slots 100 which terminateat tli'eir-loiveie'nds in round `openings toy receive buttons110f1dcarriedwb'v an adjacent wall or supporting surface. YThe opposite side)vail carries such Y buttons l0las shown indigiire 9,' The top iv/all ofthe box shaped member;llaffis,providedalongrits front corner edgeY'Witl'i a, hook shapedy bead 102, the open edge zot `vwhich fisdirected 'towards .the` rear; and

Vwhich is adaptedfto engage a portionol a,

Vmachine Cons ts 'inppl unit '115: in position-ivvsiliperposedstructurelto which' it may be atd tacl'ied. The lowervportion of the front wall 11d parallel with and closelyadja'cent 'theeine,

Vgroove or channel 103 oit the upper unitaV The units ai'efurtherattached to each other K 1 Y bv means oil5 couplinv'bars 104 comirisinUrc o D l i Y ,mhers l'iaviiie' tivo orfinoie `0p`engs to receivescrewslOwhich are adapted to seifewfinto threaded openings in rear tabsl 11"Vand rear wall '11? of the tiiieii'ibers 1143.( -1

When the desired numberot' units 10EL have been compiled in'themanner'describedv above "a bottom unit 106 is attached to the ccinprisesa'sl'iallo'w coinpartn'ient having` an enlarged liront portion providedWiththe f h-ool; shaped bead 102 along the'upper front edge to engagethe groove 103- oi the superpose/l unit.' The unit-1061sytui'tl'ierpro-` vid-ed ivitlra coin draiverlO' into which the coiiiaare'collected bv means of a manifold arrangement'similar to that shown linFigli,

except thaty eachunit Willhave vits separate coin Chute maui-told whichwill iegriste'rgivith the manifold chutes ot the upper and lower units101. l T rEllie ui'iitslQ1 are disposed between jina'iiiibid side-Walls108, asshown in. Figi. 9, Which coinpi Te` flat ymembers havingV -either`ay flange( `groove .109 disposed parallel toand closelj..v adjacent theupright frontedge to receive the buttons 101 of aun'itg'or Aaseries otbuttons 101 to be received bv vthe openiiiie's Vor slots 100V of' onesido Walloit the unit'lllf. The inside :tace ot, lboth sidewalls 10S isprovided-With a ,ei'oove 110 to receive 'illi fthe tongue 1110i abaclcplate '112.-' After into position asto bring' the ftop oni the samehorizontal plane as the Atop `o tf' the 1 si deivallskind 'topoic theportion 11a.. Thefside Walls are providedl with iipstandiiig1ceiiter--ine ,plus 11?) *projecting from the upper es thereof and the bacltwaillor plate `112 `Vcarries one half o't a stapplelof-lt o o; the 'vendinf;a,I v-

*ig a, top lorncoverY coii'iprisesa metal f front Vrlhe iinal'step -ot'complet ed meiiiher hav iV non elia 10B-.- flllefcover unit 1.15 's .icient to cover thereptire ei finofstructure, ,as sh wn'in .'Fig. l andasprovided ythe under si r'- with face zu the pills 1113. bei" 'l15]carriethe 4 otl ier `lhejrelai.' te ce olt `the top mem- A half ol thestappleg lo'ck 114-, t will heepparent that" ajter th` 'c ilto'register'ivith 'aiidfto receive c Gf i tion` after thefcoin isrejected,r and Vmeans for is inserted beneath .the hook 102 and thecover placed so that the pinsl 113 enter their respective openings, thatby locking the cover and back plate 111 together by means of f the lockarrangement 114, the VWhole structure becomes an integral unit. y

Referring now to Figures'Q, 3 vand 11, 116 denotesaslot closing devicewhich consists of a'lever cam piece 117 carried by the free i end ofthebolt bai' 26 and an upright bai' 118 havinga'level cam piece 119 at vthelower end thereof and adapted to rest against the ,f

cam 117, .for support.y The upper Yend ofthe bar 118 projects to a planeslightly belmvtlie coin slot 21, atWhich plane it is provided i Y lWith. a plate-120 disposed at an angle'thereto andagainstrthe insidesurface of the `front 'Wall-12 or 11d. Y 12j1-is carried by themeniber12 to embrace the upright slide bar 118. In the-operation of thecoinslot closing arrangement, the bolt 29 isoperated in the mannerpreviously described and in. its inoven'ient'the cainpiecc i f no Ytion, substantially as described,"`

bolt projectedg; *Y 2.' A coin'conti'olledvending machine', las claimedin claim 1, including Vmeans yforV posi'-y 117 will dran7 tovvards thecampiece 119 a movement which will cause the lattei-'to rise and with itthe plate 120 to cover thc'coin slotj21; Therefore, if a vending lunithas been discharged of its contents any one is prevented fromii'iserting another coin until the boltbar 26 is reset. Y l

Having 'described our inventionwvhat ivey Vclaim is: f-

V1. Ina coin controlled vending machine, Va i container, a` front coverpanel `therefor hav- V- ing an opening through which the articles to bevended maybe passed, a hingedY door for said lopening supported in saidcover, a coin 'slot disposed in the cover and coin chutez leadingdownwardly therefrom, a coin ejecting device operating in said chuteandcom-y prising a yieldable trigger ar'rangement controlled from theoutside ofthe cover and provided with against a coin in the chute, and adoei-locking device operated by the forced movement Yof the coin by theoperation. of said trigger arrangement. theirsaid device comprisingaslidable barfprovidedwith a bolt adapted to be moved through registeredopenings in the door and cover when the former is in closed posi-tion,means carried by the bar and dis'- posedin the path of the coin throughthe chute' for supporting the coin in the chute belen7 the said trigger,whereby operation `of the latter lxvill move the bar to retractthe bolt,and'means for holding therb'ar and bolt; in retracted Y 3. Acoincontrolled; vend'n Amachine as v Y. .Y

claimed in claimY V1, including vmeans for holding the saidvb'arand'bolt in ret'ractedpos- Asuitable guide member sli'dable means r toengage yieldablyY holding the releasing said first means `to perinitthevbar l' y to'ieset itself 'after the door is closed?, sub-v stantiallyYas described.

4. il; coin control-led'v VeiidingnjiaChine, asV

claimediii claim 1, 1in `Which the said bar is provided Vwith a-notchliaving an inclined vxall .and a shoulder at the end thereof, a

adapted to inoveiiito aiidbut of the chute through a slot in the edge ofthe chute, and

arvsecond roller having a fixed p ivotEsup#V ported in the cover andydisposed ina slotj at the oppositeedge ofthe chute, whereby downwardmovement of a coin"againstl said rollers Will separate thefirstrollerfrom the lastri'oller and move `the bar axiallytore-k tract the saidbolt Vandrele'ase staiitially as described. f Y f *Y G. Inv combinationa plurality fof'units adapted to contain articles to be. vended, a frontcover for said units, coin actuatedv releasing- -inechanisin for eachunit. and carried A coin controlled vending machine, as

they door, subby the said cover, vthe saidmechanisin'comprising,acrchute for the coin and having ja receiving anda Vdischarge end, andf a mani-f f fold' chuteoverlymg vtheV chute forVeachreleasing"mechanism an d being providedfivith tongues ,leading frombeneathfeachofgsaid discharge ends ofthe chutes and into openings in themanifold chute, whereby coins from eachV chute may drop onto the said'tongues andV beconducted into the manifoldchutesubstantiallyrasdescribed. -.7. In a coin rcontrolledV door.VVreleasing mechanism coinzslot and chute, the latter` beingcurvedratmthereceiving end adjacent theslot and disposedivin arightplaneat subc ine stantiallv right angles to the axis of theslot, 'I

theV discharge end of 'they chute *beingv pjrovided With a slot, a coinejector cont-rolled from the` outside of ltlie'nia'chine comprising` afinger button, a saddle member connected to said button and guided inVtheir movement by a slot in the vending machine, means forV 'yieldablysupporting thcbuttonf atithe upper elevation oftheslot, a springactuatedcoin trigger pivoted in said saddle member:and`V provided withcam edge adaptedft-o engage theupper edge'of the slotv'in. kthe'chutet0Vcaus'exthe engaging portion of the triggerto i `rideiinto `and out ofthepathof V'the colinV through the saidchut'e, andra bolt barislid'-`abletran'sversely across' .the general Vplane Y Vof lthechute,andfprovidedWith a projection extending finto Ythe:,gpathf of thecoin. inthe chutebeloivthe saidtrigger, the said bey claim 15 thecoinbin'wtion of a coin slot clos- Y ing device, substantially asdescribed.

9. In u vending'- machine, as claimed in claim 1, the combination 0i acoin siot ciosing` device comprising an upright slide bal having' a Cainsurfaeencloseiy adjacent the slidable bar, n ozun Vdisposed on saidSlidabie bai' and adapted tolift the said slide bar by any, 1923.

engagement `with the first earn, and -a' plete carried by the slidebzu1and movable across the said 'coin slot to close the latter when the saidsiidable bar has been in operation to release the door of thecompartment, vsub- Stantially as describd.

In testimoni7 whereof, We, DAVIDk LAZAR and HARRY A..Dnnw, have signedoninames to this specification,l this 26th day of Febru- DAvi'D LAZAR.HARRY A. DREW.l

